Picture time with Eli

Eli is enjoying the cooler weather and he LOVES walking around outside and exploring. He was enjoying this bale of hay the other day.

Here he is inside of Daniel's guitar case!

After Eli takes a bath, we put him in the dry sink and he LOVES to make faces in the mirror! He is such a silly boy!

"Hey Mama....I see your camera!!"

What a sweet little expression!!!

I love my puffs!!!

Weekend of Birthday Parties!!!

This weekend we had a BLAST at three different birthday parties!!!! Happy Birthday Eli!! (Trying out his new rocking chair and monkey)

Happy 3rd Birthday Madelyn!!!

Happy Birthday Cate!!! (Born on the same day as Eli!)

Cutie Pie!!

An attempt to take a picture of everyone...not so successful....

Another attempt to take a picture....not a success...(L-R Eli, Stella, Molly, and Madelyn)

Having fun in the playhouse (Eli and Molly)

Stella getting in on the fun

Madelyn and Eli inside the playhouse

Birthday Bash!!

Eli had a great time this past weekend...celebrating his FIRST birthday!!

I love opening gifts with Daddy!!!

I am not so sure that I like this icing....
Well, it's not that bad...
Let's try out some chocolate icing....
What is that Daddy???
I like this mat...can I eat it mama?
My friend Jasper and I LOVE playing together!!!
Mama's first attempt at making a cake. (She's no Jenny Riddle...for sure!!)

I love Molly and Toliet Paper

Eli loves getting into EVERYTHING that he can lay his hands on. On this day, he fell in love with this picture of his cousin Molly. He took it everywhere......

...into the kitchen....
...into the living room.....
oh...don't drop her....
Now ...let's get into the toliet paper....
Wow...look what this stuff can do....
...this roll keeps going and going and going....
...mama ..do you want some?
gee...this is a lot...i wonder why mama is just taking my picture and not getting on to me???...

Oh look..it sticks to my hands
Oh no...i guess i better clean this mess up!!
Note: Mama put the basket of toliet paper on top of the toliet now...I have to find something else to get in to in the bathroom....well, there is always the magazine rack.....

Walk like an Eli....

Here is a video of Eli and his walking adventures. He had taken his first steps a couple of weeks ago...but then on Sunday he decided to start really walking. In this video he starts screaming because I had opened the box of uno cards on the floor to see if he would walk to me...well it worked!!

More fun pictures

Eli is obsessed with the uno cards...this is not the first photo session that I have taken with them... Eli loves floating in the turtle float

Here are the little ones floating around...Cate, Molly and Eli enjoyed the water together Eli also got to take a "sink" bath given by grandaddy. He is the best!!

Going down the slide with Madelyn and Molly

Beach Time

Eli enjoyed his first trip to the beach. Here are some cute photos of the trip.

I love it when my mommy holds me on the beach! :)The whole gangFamily ShotMe and Pa hanging out on the beach
Catching some rays with GrandmaPlaying with Aunt KristaLooking at the boats with mama and daddy

I think that I just ate some sand!!

I love playing in my own personal pool and eating sweet potatoes!